Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 13, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Baptist and Reflector, Editor lwilkey@tnbaptist.org The Twitterverse has been in a “twitter” since messengers adopted a motion from the floor of the 2021 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville to ask newly elected president Ed Litton to appoint a Sexual Abuse Task Force. Unfortunately, a lot of negative “twittering” […]
October 12, 2021
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB You’re probably familiar with the adage, “Do as I say, not as a do.” I am convinced there is a variation rising among too many Christians, including many pastors. “Do as I say, not as I post.” The frequency with which Christians assail others on social media – […]
October 7, 2021
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing columnist, B&R “Pastors need to hear they are appreciated,” says Randy Kellough, pastor of Woodland Baptist Church in Haywood County. Woodland, a small Southern Baptist church, is like 27.4 percent of the churches in the United States. and ranges in size of 51-100 (LifewayResearch.com). During Pastor Appreciation Day last year, the […]
October 6, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board What will become of the Southern Baptist Convention? That question hangs above our denomination like an ominous cloud. The question is especially germane given the unprecedented decision by SBC Executive Committee Board members to waive attorney-client privilege in the third-party investigation of how […]
October 6, 2021
By Johnnie C. Godwin Contributing columnist, B&R I tend to introduce myself to most everybody I meet. Of course, I may have to ask their name the next time I meet them, but I usually remember our meeting. Recently, a young fellow in our church got my introduction after I got his name, and he […]
October 5, 2021
By Matt Tullos Assistant to the Executive Director Yes, Southern Baptists are legendary for lots of reasons. We are the largest protestant association of churches. People see our Disaster Relief hats, trucks and chain saws on the news, and traveling down the interstate. Our seminaries train over 23,000 students every year. And some would say […]
October 1, 2021
By Bruce Chesser President of the Tennessee Baptist Convention Pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville When the good Samaritan discovered the man that had been beaten and battered, the Bible says that he bandaged his wounds and took him to an inn. It was there that the innkeeper cared for him and nursed him […]
September 29, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org As I have traveled more in recent months, I have visited with pastors and church leaders across the state. One thing I have sensed is some discouragement that while things have opened up in Tennessee and our nation, attendance at our churches, for the most part, has […]
September 22, 2021
By Danny Sinquefield Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Bartlett “Train up a child in the way he should go …” is a familiar passage found in Proverbs 22:6. That is exactly what every world-visionary and world-impacting church should be focused on as we together embrace the Great Commission in our day. But how does this happen […]
September 21, 2021
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville I know a man who lived through the Great Depression. He saved everything — empty milk cartons, non-perishable foods, reams of toilet paper, etc. He was the first “prepper” I ever met even though he wasn’t a “doomsday prepper.” If you asked him why he saved all […]
September 16, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board We were at a deacons retreat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when we got news that a granddaughter of one of the deacons had been taken to the hospital gravely ill. Holly soon died from a brain aneurysm. I was the beautiful […]
September 15, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org One of the highlights of the week for staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is our Wednesday morning devotions and prayer time. Prior to COVID-19, this was held in the Church Support Center in Franklin for the folks who were in the building. When COVID forced […]